In the first question the correct answer is "concerns" because works in the same literary movements often show the spirit of the time. In the second question the correct answer is "Transcedentalism", with representatives such as Thoreau, Emerson, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman.
Okay so I am pretty sure you’re correct even tho I actually thought one of the choices would be “that,even though new toys” but what do i know lol